StoryTurns facilitated a digital storytelling workshop for people who use

injection drugs in Vermont in November 2018.

Heart-Wrenching Cruelty of Boarding School.

A digital story by Timothy Gabriel.

The Day I Saved a Life.

A digital story by Sara Marie Brusco.

Caring Community Help.

A digital story by Jennifer White.

The Girl.

A digital story by Roland Smith.

STORIES: HARM REDUCTION

StoryTurns collaborated with Providence Health Care to facilitate a digital storytelling workshop for long-term and vulnerable drug users taking part in North America's first heroin-assisted treatment program in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

I Wanted to Clean up My Life. I Wanted to Live Again --

A digital story by Oralie Sagmoen.

This story was produced in a workshop facilitated by StoryTurns for participants of SALOME (http://bit.ly/1PF8pBt), North America's first heroin-assisted treatment program in Vancouver, B.C.

A New Beginning - A digital story by Johnny.

This story was produced in a workshop facilitated by StoryTurns for participants of SALOME (http://bit.ly/1PF8pBt), North America's first heroin-assisted treatment program in Vancouver, B.C.

63 Going Back to 5 - A digital story by Larry Love.

This story was produced in a workshop facilitated by StoryTurns for participants of SALOME (http://bit.ly/1PF8pBt), North America's first heroin-assisted treatment program in Vancouver, B.C.

Getting my Life Back on Track - A digital story by Russ Cooper.

This story was produced in a workshop facilitated by StoryTurns for participants of SALOME (http://bit.ly/1PF8pBt), North America's first heroin-assisted treatment program in Vancouver, B.C.

Bin there and Back - A digital story by Greg Lesnick.

This story was produced in a workshop facilitated by StoryTurns for participants of SALOME (http://bit.ly/1PF8pBt), North America's first heroin-assisted treatment program in Vancouver, B.C.

A Love of a Grandma - A digital story by Marie.

This story was produced in a workshop facilitated by StoryTurns for participants of SALOME (http://bit.ly/1PF8pBt), North America's first heroin-assisted treatment program in Vancouver, B.C.

STORIES: YOUTH

In my role as a faculty member at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Surrey, B.C., I collaborated with Acting Together (https://www.kpu.ca/actingtogether) to facilitate digital storytelling workshops for youth at risk of engaging in gang-related activities. The project was funded though a Community-University Research Alliance (CURA) award of $1 million by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada.

Questioning the Monsters Behind Me - A digital story by Alanna MacNeil

This story was produced in a workshop facilitated led by Aaron Goodman.

This story was created by Vancouver-based freelance photojournalist and writer Lenee Son. It was produced by Aaron Goodman and StoryTurns.

Lenee writes:

"My mother immigrated to Vancouver, B.C. in 1983 after escaping the Khmer Rouge genocide in her native Cambodia and living in a refugee camp in Thailand for several years. During Pol Pot’s reign in Cambodia, my mother lost many family members, including her father. In “My Mother’s Light,” I explore how my mother’s history and strength have shaped my identity."

Credits:Photos and story: Lenee Son

www.leneeson.com

@leneeson

Producer: Aaron Goodmanwww.storyturns.org

The creation of this story was supported by the Visual Media Workshop (www.thevisualmediaworkshop.com) and Kwantlen Polytechnic University (www.kpu.ca).

StoryTurns collaborates with organizations around the world to facilitate empowering digital storytelling workshops. Trained facilitators support participants in brainstorming, script writing, taking photos, story boarding and video editing. By the end of the workshop, each participant has created their own first person story.

WHO WE ARE

Aaron Goodman

Founder

Aaron is a communication studies researcher, journalist, photographer, and documentary maker and educator. He is also a faculty member in the Department of Journalism at Emerson College in Boston, MA. He holds a Master of Journalism from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC, and is a PhD candidate in Communication Studies at Concordia University in Montreal, QC.